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St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Florida, ranks No. 7 on Dr. Beach's 2025 Top 10 Beach List. The park offers a mile and a half of shoreline, nature trails, and ferry access to Shell ...
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park was rated at No. 8, one of two state beaches named in Top 10 by "Dr. Beach," or coastal expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, professor in the Department of Earth ...
MIAMI, Fla. — On the long-running "Dr. Beach" list of the 10 best beaches in the country, Florida sands showed up more than any other state. The Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve took the top spot on ...
Kapalua Bay Beach in Maui was number two on the top 10 list. Dr. Beach, a.k.a. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal expert and professor at Florida International University, has been compiling the annual ...
A Florida beach has been ranked the “deadliest” in the U.S. New Smyrna Beach has a danger score of 8.14 out of 10, according to a new report from the online publication Travel Lens.
Unlike any other county in Florida, Palm Beach County has another top 10 beach. Jupiter Beach Park, with 1,700 feet of shoreline, fishing and picnic areas, came in at No. 9.
Florida leads the list of America's best beach bars with Ocean Deck Restaurant & Beach Club in Daytona Beach taking the top position, followed by Pensacola's Flora-Bama Lounge at No. 2.